Talks between Orange and Bouygues on a deal to create a dominant French telecoms operator collapsed on Friday, ending an attempt to ease a price war that has ravaged operators' margins.
The failure of the proposed 10 billion e

The death toll in the collapse of a flyover under construction in the Indian city of Kolkata rose to 23, after rescuers worked through the night with cranes and jackhammers to clear huge slabs of steel and concrete.

More than 100 people were unaccounted for after a gold mine in Mpumalanga province in northeastern South Africa caved in, a union official said on Friday, while emergency services said 49 miners had so far been brought to the surface.

Opec forecast on Monday that oil supply from non-member countries will post a larger-than-expected decline this year due to the collapse in prices, boosting the need for crude from the producer group.
Supply outside the Organizati

UN-sponsored Yemeni peace talks in Switzerland appeared to be struggling amid differences over government demands for the release of senior officials held by the Iran-allied Houthis, sources close to the talks said on Thursday.
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A new study has shown that Bahrain’s ecosystems are deteriorating due to an increase in natural and human pressures. Marine environment constitutes 91 per cent of Bahrain’s total area with it encompassing more than 9,500 sq km, whi

Oman's biggest sovereign wealth fund is set to seek an arbitration ruling against Bulgaria over the collapse of Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank), a source familiar with the situation told Reuters.
Oman's State General

A shopping mall in Bahrain that has been closed for more than a month after the ceiling collapsed will be partially reopened for customers.
The Public Prosecution gave the green light yesterday for Enma Mall, Riffa, to reopen its

A popular Riffa mall in Bahrain will remain closed for at least a week while repairs are carried out after part of the ceiling collapsed.
Enma Mall in East Riffa was evacuated on Saturday evening after chunks of plaster, wood and

A multi-billion dollar financial dispute that followed the collapse of two Bahraini banks continues to make ripples around the world.
Now, more than four years later, some creditors are being offered a fi